Monthly Archives: November 2017

A sunny but nippy afternoon for the Junior League at Bathing Well Woods results now published. This is the western side of the Hookstone area, and we kindly had permission to use the Indulge Café foyer for registration – much appreciated, especially when the light faded. Liz Rochester on the yellow took time out to aid a spaniel tangled in barbed wire and it’s distressed owner; fortunately she re-punched the control she had stopped at, so we were able to adjust her time accordingly. The next Junior event is on 27th Jan, but don’t forget the Wednesday evening series.
Many thanks to Team Fry for looking after registration/SI/control collecting, and to Jemima for help with the controls and start/finish.

The full results have been published for Swinsty-Beecroft, have a look here. Great weather for the event, parking was difficult as the day also brought out a lot of visitors. Some good results for Claro with Alex Robinson first on the Green (and quickly reaching the Racing Challenge Silver award) followed by Matthew Rochester in 2nd. Also Luke Parker 3rd on Brown with some good competition.

Lost property? – Check out the organisers comments.

Ready for more? this Saturday afternoon is the second of our level D Junior League events. Full SI punching with White to Long Orange. (You don’t have to be a Junior to have a go). Check out the event page here. The ground is quite wet and slippery in places – so bring suitable footwear (and maybe a change of clothes).

Claro Top 10s

Well done to the Claro Podiums this week. At the Swinsty Event, Luke Parker was a comendable 3rd on the Brown course, Alex Robinson was 1st and Matthew Rochester 2nd on Green, Liz Rochester was 1st on Yellow.

Also well done to the first class teams who put on another seamless event at Swinsty despite some last minute challenges. Full results are here. Better just check if that lost compass isn’t yours.

If you are aware of any events I have missed please drop me an e-mail at news@claro-orienteering.org.uk

Membership and JK2018

You may wonder why these are linked. In the November edition of the BOF e-news there was a reminder that your membership is due for renewal. Please remember to renew as soon as possible; the first price hike for JK2018 is the 17th December and I think you need to have renewed your membership to enter. You did in previous years. Details are here.

Autumn Leaves 2017 and Winter Blues 2018

The last of the current series is on Wednesday 29th November starting from the Tap on Tower Street HG1 1HS for what promises to be a fast and furious event round the town centre and the street to the east of the centre towards Christ Church Stray. Full details are here. Registration is from 6:15pm mass start at 6:30pm. Cost is £2 Senior £1 Junior, HV /reflective clothing must be worn, torch essential along with pen/pencil. Can we beat the last 2 events’ record turnouts?

Richard Kirk is now looking for volunteers for planning the next series of event in the winter. These are ever so easy to plan; Vince has written some excellent instructions on the web and all those who have done before will be happy to provide advice. Richard can be contacted by e-mail at:

Claro Top 10s

Well done to the Claro Top 10s this week. Apart from those who were on tour, Liz Rochester and James Corfield were 2nd and 3rd on the Beginners course at Conyngham Hall, Toby Rochester was 1st and Leo Hicks 3rd on the short, David Day was 2nd, Lois Parker 3rd, Allen Barnes 4th, Owen Taylor 8th, and David Rochester 10th on Medium and on long Matthew Rochester was 5th and Luke Parker 7th. Congratulations must go to Jemima Parker who according to the BO results came 16th and 25th but aged a year in the process, this is why you should make sure BO have your correct dibber number and not swap dibbers. David Day was also 9th in Saturdays NYMBO at Slingsby and 2nd M60.

Claro On Tour

In addition to the top 10s in Knaresborough, 2 intrepid Claros ventured further afield and both scored top 10 results one even made the podium.
Bilbao in Ruth’s words: It was fabulous. Torrential rain as we arrived on Friday – they have an entire umbrella culture so excited by their rain are these Bilboans. Despite the threatening forecast we were blessed with a dry and mild weekend, even if it was still cloudy.
Saturday evening was a crazy, fast sprint in a city park – mad fun and so easy to mess up. My winning time was 11.27mins!
Sunday morning was the main urban race around the city; basically excellent with just the forbidden road crossings caused stress and distress – there was undoubtedly some cheating going on with ‘impossible’ splits turning up. Ah well. Delighted with 2nd place and that I’m running well at the moment.

Pictures are Ruth and her sister Mary Ross about to hit the town, on the podium as they both won their sprints and Ruth with numerous other Brits on the overall podium.

Meanwhile in Venice Tim Evans came 7th in the Night sprint in 22m 7s, 11th in the middle on the Sunday finishing 8th overall. Orienteering in Venice is great fun with some very technical route choices as swimming the canals is not allowed. and many of the alleys stop at the waters edge with no bridge. The map for Sunday streets likely to be crowded shaded in pink to warn you. The model event on the Saturday afternoon had pin punches rather than SI which was a new experience . Both runners said it was well worth the trip and perhaps more Claros will venture abroad in future years.

Next Claro Events

The next Claro weekend event is on Sunday 19th it is the Regional event ( Level C) at Swinsty and Beecroft, details here . If you can Richard is desperate for some help with the car parking please e-mail him at

If you are aware of any events I have missed please drop me an e-mail at news@claro-orienteering.org.uk

Autumn Leaves 2017

The next series of the popular LampO events on Wednesday evenings in Harrogate and Ripon continue. We hope to see you there! Fifth event is this Wednesday 15th November starting and finishing at the castle courtyard Knaresborough. HG5 8AS. Full details are here. Registration is from 6:15pm mass start at 6:30pm Cost is £2 Senior £1 Junior, HV /reflective clothing must be worn, torch essential along with pen/pencil. Can we beat last week’s record turnout of 19 runners who all visited every control although only 2 got them all right!

Claro Top 10s

Well done to the Claro Top 10s this week. 3 intrepid Claros turned up at CLOK’s event on Saturday at Birk Brow: Ruth Ker, Allen and Jackie Barnes. Ruth was first women on the Open course, Allen was first M75 and Jackie first W70. Feedback from these Saturday morning events has been excellent so they are well worth the short drive north.

Next Claro Events

The next Claro event is the YHOA Night League Event at Conyngham Hall Knaresborough this Saturday 11th November with starts from 6pm . There are courses for everyone including beginners. Full details are on the website here . Car park charges apply until 6pm; it is free after that.
The following weekend on Sunday 19th it is the Regional event (Level C) at Swinsty and Beecroft. Details here.

If you are aware of any events I have missed please drop me an e-mail at news@claro-orienteering.org.uk

Autumn Leaves 2017

The next series of the popular LampO events on Wednesday evenings in Harrogate and Ripon continues. We hope to see you there! Fifth event is on Wednesday 15th November starting and finishing at the castle courtyard in Knaresborough. HG5 8AS. Full details are here. Registration is from 6:15pm, mass start at 6:30pm Cost is £2 Senior £1 Junior, HV /reflective clothing must be worn, torch essential along with pen/pencil. Can we beat last week’s record turnout of 19 runners who all visited every control (although only 2 got them all right!)?

New Members

In the dim and distant past when we produced the Clarion we used to advise of new members. In the age of the Weekly we have decided to reintroduce this so a warm welcome to the following new members:-

Emma Hardiman – new to the sport and hopes to meet lots of friendly CLAROs at the Swinsty and Beecroft event on 19 Nov

Ashley and Emma McAnaw – who have already recorded decent results at HALO’s Londesborough event

Claro Top 10s

Well done to the Claro Top 10s this week. These were all at the HALO event in Londesborough, and they sounded like challenging courses. Ashley McAnaw was 2nd on Light Green, Allen Barnes was 5th on Green and Emma McAnaw was 8th on Blue.
Not top 10, but congratulations to Graham Ramsden and Adam Lowe who finished the 50th Anniversary OMM , they came 43rd in the Medium Score Vet class after what can only be described as some serious shoe repairs at the camp site so they could continue on the Sunday.

Next Claro Event

The next Claro event is the YHOA Night League Event at Conyngham Hall, Knaresborough on Saturday 11th November with starts from 6pm . There are courses for everyone, including beginners. Full details are on the website here. Car park charges apply until 6pm, but it is free after that.

If you are aware of any events I have missed please drop me (Tim) an e-mail at news@claro-orienteering.org.uk

Autumn Leaves 2017

The next series of the popular LampO events on Wednesday evenings in Harrogate and Ripon have now started. We hope to see you there! Fourth event is Wednesday 1st November, starting and finishing on Harlow Hill. Meet at the ShepherdsDog HG2 0AG. Full details are here. Registration is from 6:15pm mass start at 6:30pm Cost is £2 Senior £1 Junior, HV /reflective clothing must be worn, torch essential along with pen/pencil.